6.27 Farming Today presented by ROBIN RICKS
6.45 Prayer for the Day
The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
6.50 Travel news, What's on VHF: Regional news, weather
6.55 Weather, programme news
7.0 News and more of Today including at 7.25 Sportsdesk; at 7.40 Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 Travel news
VHF: Regional news, weather
7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.25 Sportsdesk; at 8.35* Today's Papers
Regional VHF: see Variations
(from Bristol: shortened version of Sunday's broadcast)
9.30 History in Evidence Anglo-Saxon Britain
4: An Anglo-Saxon Lawsuit written by HUGH WOODHOUSE
9.45 Listening and Reading I Shadrach by MEINDERT DEJONG
1: Waiting for the Rabbit
9.55 La Parole aux Jeunes French III. 9: La famille Edited and compiled by RAYMOND ESCOFFEY
10.5 Poetry Corner Let's Hear It Again
NEM p 83; Almighty God , thy word is cast (BBC HB 188); Psalm 119, part 6: Genesis 31, vv 3-7 and 17-18 and 32, vv 3-11 (AV); Spread, 0 spread, thou mighty word (BBC HB 182)
10.30 Music Workshop Stage n Continuing the story of Mutiny on the Cutty Sark by JOHN PARRY , with music arranged by IAN HUMPHRIS
11.0 Inquiry
Unit II: A Place Fit to Live In. 4: Whose decision? part 1
A documentary play by JIM CRACE (14-16 age group)
11.20 Discovery The-Tay Bridge written by ALEX ALLAN and ARTHUR VIALLS
11.40 Guitar School (17)
Introduced by MICHAEL JESSETT
Presenter Joan Yorke Consumer Style
And a Merry Christmas to you too!: what sort of service do we get from our dustmen - and how much better are some Councils than others?
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? VHF South West: see Variations
The Bishop Warms Up
12.55 Weather, programme news VHF : Regional news, weather
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Story: Big Fat Rosie has a Trip to Town - part 2, by Mary Calvert
2.0 Movement, Mime and Music I for the 7-9-year-olds by JAMES DODDING
2.20 Books, Plays, Poems Breakfast at Tiffany's by TRUMAN CAPOTE: part 3 adapted and produced by ELIZABETH ORNBO
2.45 Nature
Penguins, written and presented by PADDY FEENY
The Man for the Job by G. K. SAUMDERS with Moray Watson and Pauline Letts
Mother-in-law jokes have for a long time been a mainspring for many comedians - however, it is no joke when an ' adventurous ' mother-in-law appears to threaten the career of a budding politician.
Producer MARTIN JENKINS
(Moray Watson is in Don'Just Lie There, Say Something! ' at the Garrick Theatre. London)
CHARLES OSBORNE recalls the celebrated Swedish tenor
Great Expectations Read by DAVID BUCK
3: A Change of Fortune
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 VHF: Regional news, weather
5.55 Weather, programme news
Problems from listeners' letters discussed by Renée Houston, Barbara Kelly Barbara Mullen , Anthea Askey In the chair Anona Winn Devised by ANONA WINN and IAN MESSITER
Producer CHRISTOPHER SERLE
(Repeated: Friday. 12.25 pm)
(Repeated: Thursday, 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
BRIAN JOHNSTON recently visited Didsbury, Lancashire
A Breakdown in Security A play for radio by DEREK HODDINOTT
Gilbert has decided to leave his wife, confident that he is all set for a foreign trip with his girlfriend. His confidence is somewhat shattered at the airport when he hears the words: 'Just do as we tell you. My colleague has a gun pointing at your navel ...'
Producer DAVID H. GODFREY
(Repeated: Thursday, 3.0 pm)
with Magnus Magnusson
All the historians but ' Punch are windbags, and blockheads, and boobies, (PUNCH, 1859)
BERNARD HOLLOWOOD , a former editor of Punch, reviews Cap and Bell by Susan and Asa Briggs - an illustrated account of the magazine's first 20 years, from 1841 to 1861
FINGSLEY AMIS on the newly reissued school stories written by P. G. Wodehouse 70 years ago, including his very first novel The Pothunters (1902) and other books
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
A well-known professional broadcaster talks about something in the recent news which has caught his attention. Tonight's speaker: Ian Mclntyre
Douglas Stuart reporting
Tyler's Row by Miss Read abridged by Hilda Schroder read by Hugh Dickson.
When Peter Hale buys a row of four cottages ready for his retirement only the middle two are vacant, and it looks as though he and his wife Diana will be forced to umpire the raging battle between the tenants on either side.
Can Tyler's Row be the haven of peace they have in mind?
First of eight instalments
preceded by Weather
11.31 Market Trends
